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See action on the steam-powered Valley Railroad and diesels on the Naugatuck.
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Photo ID: 635555

Railroad Museum of New England's beautiful New Haven FL9, powering a Fall Foliage and Pumpkin Patch train, basks in the sun while patrons pick pumpkins before returning to the station in Thomaston

Railroad: New Haven
Locomotive: EMD FL9
Location: Thomaston, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: NH 2019
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 21, 2017


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By: Ellis Simon

Added: Oct 24, 2017

Views: 2,271
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Photo ID: 614895

The Return to Torrington Today history was made. The Naugatuck RR ran its first excursion to Torrington, CT in seven years. it was certainly very nice to see a train run through my home ... (more)

Railroad: New Haven
Locomotive: EMD FL9
Location: Thomaston, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: NH 2019
Train ID: N/A
Photo Date: April 29, 2017


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By: Nathan sloski

Added: Apr 29, 2017

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Photo ID: 602566

One very popular excursion. Just 4 minutes after departure from Essex Depot, the Valley Railroad's 2:30 PM Santa Special has cleared the yard limit and begins to accelerate to track speed o... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Centerbrook, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 40
Train ID: 2:30PM Santa Special
Photo Date: November 27, 2016


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Jan 10, 2017

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Photo ID: 562115

Sunnyside at Deep River Creek. The Valley Railroad's New Haven Mikado #3025 charges northbound across the trestle at Deep River Creek with the last of the day's Santa Specials, on Thanksgiv... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Deep River, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: NH 3025
Train ID: 2:30 PM Santa Specia
Photo Date: November 29, 2015


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Jan 15, 2016

Views: 3,831
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Photo ID: 510498

Flag Stop - Hadlyme. The Valley Railroad's 1PM "Santa Special" passes the Hadlyme Station as she enters the Ferry Road crossing on her run to North Chester. Decades ago, when th... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Chester, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: NH 3025
Train ID: 1PM Santa Special
Photo Date: November 30, 2014


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Dec 14, 2014

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Photo ID: 456663

While the Valley RR is famous for their steam power, the popular dinner trains are typically hauled by one of two slightly less glamorous GE switchers, which actually predate the Chinese-built ste... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: GE 80 Ton
Location: Essex, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 0901
Train ID: Essex Clipper
Photo Date: October 27, 2013


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By: Ronnie Schnepf

Added: Oct 28, 2013

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Photo ID: 401350

Steam on the Naugy. Flagg Coal 75 shows off her muscles as she hauls 3 former CNR heavyweight steel coaches and a wooden CV Caboose north along Connecticut's Naugatuck River on an afternoon... (more)

Railroad: Naugatuck Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 0-4-0T
Location: Thomaston, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: FC 75
Train ID: 4PM Train
Photo Date: June 16, 2012


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Jun 21, 2012

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Photo ID: 399243

A blast from the past!  NH #3025 bursts through the foliage in a rainy day Railroad: New Haven
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Essex, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 3025
Train ID: Lerro Charter
Photo Date: May 22, 2012



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By: Mitch Goldman

Added: May 30, 2012

Views: 4,257
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Photo ID: 399088

Tate's Cut. One of the most distinctive features of the old Connecticut Valley Line is the deep rock cut, located immediately north of the freight depot in the town of Deep River. This cut... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Deep River, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: NH 3025
Train ID: Photo Charter
Photo Date: May 22, 2012


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: May 28, 2012

Views: 3,118
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Photo ID: 397861

Out of the black world. When NH 3025 emerged from her rebuild last November, she was a "stealth" locomotive, operating only at night on the Christmas trains. With the start of the railroad... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Deep River, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: NH 3025
Train ID: 2PM Train
Photo Date: May 13, 2012


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: May 14, 2012

Views: 3,965
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Photo ID: 327071

Pulling Hard. Performing a photo runby for the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts, FC 75 puts on quite a show dragging three heavyweight ... (more)

Railroad: Naugatuck Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 0-4-0
Location: Thomaston, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: Flagg Coal 75
Train ID: MBRRE Special
Photo Date: May 30, 2010


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By: Paolo Roffo

Added: Jun 05, 2010

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Photo ID: 267889

Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 waits at the Deep River platform for her Trainman to uncouple the passenger consist. Shortly, she will pull forward into a rock-cut, where she will be switched ... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Deep River, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 97
Train ID: PSX97
Photo Date: December 28, 2008


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Jan 19, 2009

Views: 3,984
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Photo ID: 262370

Over most of its right-of-way, the Valley Railroad is oriented north-south, making RP-style photography a bit of a challenge. For about 3/4 of a mile between Dennison Road and Old Deep River Road... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Essex, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 97
Train ID: PSX97
Photo Date: November 28, 2008


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Dec 04, 2008

Views: 3,078
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Photo ID: 247171

The Essex Steam Train crosses Deep River Creek heading south while my brother photographs it from our boat. The locomotive, usually moved to the rear end for southbound trips, was left on the fron... (more)

Railroad: Connecticut Valley Railroad Company
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Deep River, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 40
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 17, 2008


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By: Brian Beisser

Added: Aug 17, 2008

Views: 4,676
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Photo ID: 117292

BREA trolley #357 lays over at the Sprague station at the end of its run.

Railroad: Branford Electric Railway
Locomotive: Trolley
Location: Branford, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: 357
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 24, 2005


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By: Jersey_Mike

Added: Aug 30, 2005

Views: 3,069
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